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The Boilermakers have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament each of the past four years, but they still at 2-4 in conference play right. They have the 2nd toughest schedule in D-I women’s basketball up to this point. Don’t let their record fool you. They’ll be a tough match for the 17th […]Read More »

Nebraska-Omaha got a record performance from senior guard CJ Carter, who finished with a career-high 45 points on 19-of-25 shooting in the Mavericks 89-84 loss to IUPUI. The Omaha Benson product hit seven three pointers on eight attempts. Carter also moved into 10th in school history for scoring. Freshman guard Ty Danielson from York converted a rare […]Read More »

Freshman Natalie Romeo made the most of her first career start by burying six three-pointers to finish with a career-high 18 points to shoot No. 17 Nebraska to a 73-45 women’s basketball win over Penn State Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Romeo, who owned previous career bests of eight points and two three-pointers, added […]Read More »

Despite a season-high 27 points from Terran Petteway, Nebraska fell to No. 7 Wisconsin, 70-55, Thursday night at the Kohl Center. Nebraska was within 40-36 after a Walter Pitchford layup with 17:34 left, but Sam Dekker had eight of his 11 points in a 13-0 Badger run to give Wisconsin a 17-point lead, and Wisconsin […]Read More »

No. 7 Wisconsin is getting its leading scorer back after 7-footer Frank Kaminsky was cleared to return to practice on Tuesday following a concussion. Kaminsky didn’t play in the Badgers upset loss at Rutgers. Kaminsky took an elbow to the head in the first half of last week’s 62-55 win over Purdue. While Kaminsky returns, Traevon […]Read More »

Matt Carlino’s three-pointer with 11.2 seconds left gave Marquette a 53-52 victory over visiting Creighton on Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Marquette improved to 10-6 (2-2 BIG EAST), while Creighton dropped to 9-9 (0-5 BIG EAST). It was the second straight heartbreaking loss for Creighton on a three-pointer in the closing seconds after Sterling Gibbs made […]Read More »

All-American Rachel Theriot scored 20 of her game-high 27 points in the second half to rally No. 19 Nebraska from a seven-point second-half deficit to a 58-53 victory on Sunday over the Illinois Fighting Illini. Nebraska trailed 49-43 with 6:42 left, but Theriot scored eight straight points over the next two minutes to tie the score at […]Read More »

Emily Cady scored seven of Nebraska’s final 11 points in the game in an 11-1 surge over the final 3:02 to turn a 66-60 deficit into a 71-67 victory for No. 19 Nebraska over Michigan State at the Breslin Center on Thursday night. With the victory, Nebraska improved to 11-3 overall and 1-2 in the […]Read More »

An early 20-5 DePaul lead proved to be too large of a hill to climb as the Creighton men’s basketball team dropped a 70-60 decision to the Blue Demons on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Both teams are now 9-7 on the season. DePaul is off to its first 3-0 start in BIG EAST Conference play in […]Read More »

Nebraska-Kearney’s Connor Beranek has been named the MIAA Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week. Connor had 17 points & 16 rebounds (all defensive) in the Lopers’ 65-64 home win over 8th-ranked Central Missouri on Saturday night. Rebounding a missed shot with 14 seconds to go, he was fouled on the play. He hit the two free throws […]Read More »

Despite a game-high 25 points from Shavon Shields, the Nebraska basketball team fell at Iowa, 70-59, on Monday evening in Iowa City. Shields posted his third straight 20-point game and sixth of the season as the Huskers drop to 8-6, 0-2 Big Ten. Nebraska was in foul trouble most of the first half, and trailed by eight […]Read More »

While many are talking about the Kansas men and their upset loss at the hands of Temple, the Creighton women’s basketball team did quite a number on the Jayhawks as well. Sophomore MC McGrory forced overtime with a 25-footer at the buzzer, and freshman Sydney Lamberty’s lay-up with 8.8 seconds in overtime lifted the Bluejays to […]Read More »

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are in the consolation bracket of the Diamond Head Classic after their 66-58 loss to host Hawaii, early Tuesday morning from Honolulu. The game tipped off at midnight, CT. Aaron Valdes scored 15 points and Isaac Fleming 10 for. The Huskers will face Loyola-Marymount next. Hawaii opened on an 8-0 run, but […]Read More »